User manual LIFESCAN ULTRA

[. . . ] Such a license is granted only when the device is used with OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips. no test strip supplier other than LifeScan is authorized to grant such a license. The accuracy of results generated with LifeScan meters using test strips manufactured by anyone other than LifeScan has not been evaluated by LifeScan. Getting a Blood Sample from an Alternate Site A supplement to the full testing instructions found in your Owner's Booklet Un supplément aux consignes détaillées sur les tests de votre manuel d'utilisation Meters that use OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips allow you to sample blood from your forearm or palm as well as your fingertip. [. . . ] Remember: Consult with your healthcare professional before using your forearm or palm for testing. Remember, regardless of which sampling site you choose, follow all the instructions in this booklet and your Owner's Booklet. If you experience symptoms that are not consistent with your test results, and you have followed all instructions for proper testing, call your healthcare professional. These instructions are for getting a sample from your forearm or palm. Your Owner's Booklet contains full instructions for getting a blood sample from your fingertips. Have these things with you when you test your blood from your forearm or palm: Meter that uses the OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strip OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips OneTouch® UltraSoft® Blood Sampler Sterile lancet OneTouch® UltraClear® Cap OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution The meter, OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution and OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips are designed, tested, and proven to work together to produce accurate results. Use no other test strips or control solution with your meter. Before sampling blood from your forearm or palm, read pages 2 and 3 of this booklet carefully. Forearm sampling Choose a fleshy area of the forearm away from bone or visible veins. Palm sampling Choose a fleshy area on the palm below your thumb or pinky. Select a spot with no visible veins and away from deep lines. Blue cap for fingertip sampling only Replace the blue OneTouch® UltraSoft® Blood Sampler cap with the OneTouch® UltraClear® Cap. Never share a lancet or the OneTouch® UltraSoft® Blood Sampler with anyone. keep the OneTouch® UltraSoft® Sampler clean. Complete cleaning instructions can be found in your Owner's Booklet. If you do not have a OneTouch® UltraSoft® Blood Sampler, please refer to the instructions that came with your lancing device. Prepare the sample site Before you test your blood glucose, wash your hands and the sample site with warm, soapy water. Sample in an area with no visible veins, and no hair or lines which may cause your blood sample to smear. Sometimes there is less blood flow to the forearm than to the fingertips. To help you get a large enough blood droplet, you may gently massage or apply warmth to the site to increase blood flow. [. . . ] If the sample droplet runs or spreads due to contact with hair or with a line in your palm, do not try to test that sample. Remember: You may have to adjust the sampler to a deeper setting to get a large enough blood droplet ( actual size). If bruising occurs or if you have difficulty getting a sample, consider sampling a fingertip instead. You may want to review the choice of sites with your healthcare professional. [. . . ]